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Kamasutra Sex Positions

Ancient Indian Philosophy of Kamasutra: The Art of Love
Kamasutra Quotes / Pictures on Sex Positions

In this webpage we have used the common spelling
'kamasutra'.
Alternative spellings include 'kama sutra, karma sutra, karmasutra and kama
shastra'.

Embracing Sex Positions of Kamasutra

.. those things which increase passion should be done first,
and those which are only for amusement or variety should be done afterwards.
(Kamasutra, 1883)

The
two kinds of embrace take place when the lover is standing are:

When a woman, clinging to a man as a creeper twines round a tree, bends
his head down to hers with the desire of kissing him and slightly makes
the sound of sut sut, embraces him, and looks lovingly towards him, it is
called the 'twining of a creeper'.

When a woman, having placed one of her feet on the foot of her lover, and
the other on one of his thighs, passes one of her arms round his back, and
the other on his shoulders, makes slightly the sounds of singing and cooing,
and wishes, as it were, to climb up him in order to have a kiss, it is called
an embrace like the 'climbing of a tree'.

These
two kinds of embrace take place at the time of sexual union:

When lovers lie on a bed, and embrace each other so closely that the arms
and thighs of the one are encircled by the arms and thighs of the other,
and are, as it were, rubbing up against them, this is called an embrace
like 'the mixture of sesamum seed with rice'.

When a man and a woman are very much in love with each other, and, not thinking
of any pain or hurt, embrace each other as if they were entering into each
other's bodies either while the woman is sitting on the lap of the man,
or in front of him, or on a bed, then it is called an embrace like a 'mixture
of milk and water'.

Babhravya has thus related to us the above eight kinds of embraces. Suvarnanabha
moreover gives us four ways of embracing simple members of the body, which
are:

The embrace of the thighs.
The embrace of the jaghana, i.e. the part of the body from the navel downwards
to the thighs.
The embrace of the breasts.
The embrace of the forehead.

When
one of two lovers presses forcibly one or both of the thighs of the other
between his or her own, it is called the 'embrace of thighs'.

When a man presses the jaghana or middle part of the woman's body against
his own, and mounts upon her to practise, either scratching with the nail
or finger, or biting, or striking, or kissing, the hair of the woman being
loose and flowing, it is called the 'embrace of the jaghana'.

When a man places his breast between the breasts of a of Vatsyayana woman
and presses her with it, it is called the 'embrace of the breasts'.

When either of the lovers touches the mouth, the eyes and the forehead of
the other with his or her own, it is called the 'embrace of the forehead'.

Lying Down Sex Positions of Kamasutra

The
Deer-woman has the following three ways of lying down:

The widely opened position
The yawning position
The position of the wife of Indra

When
she lowers her head and raises her middle parts, it is called the
'widely opened position'. At such a time the man should apply some
unguent, so as to make the entrance easy.

When
she raises her thighs and keeps them wide apart and engages in congress,
it is called the 'yawning position'.

When
she places her thighs with her legs doubled on them upon her sides,
and thus engages in congress, it is called the 'position of Indrani'
and this is learnt only by practice. The position is also useful in
the case of the 'highest congress'.

The 'clasping position' is used in 'low congress', and in the
'lowest congress', together with the 'pressing position', the 'twining
position', and the 'mare's position'.

When
the legs of both the male and the female are stretched straight out
over each other, it is called the 'clasping position'. It is of two
kinds, the side position and the supine position. In the side position
the male should lie on his left side, the woman on her right side.

When,
after congress has begun in the clasping position, the woman presses
her lover with her thighs, it is called the 'pressing position'.

When
the woman places one of her thighs across the thigh of her lover it
is called the 'twining position'.

When
a woman forcibly holds in her yoni the lingam after it is in, it is
called the 'mare's position'. This is learnt by practice only, and
is chiefly found among the women of the Andhra country.

The above are the different ways of lying down, mentioned by Babhravya.
Suvarnanabha, however, gives the following in addition:

When
the female raises both of her thighs straight up, it is called the
'rising position'.

When
she raises both of her legs, and places them on her lover's shoulders,
it is called the 'yawning position'.

When
the legs are contracted, and thus held by the lover before his bosom,
it is called the 'pressed position'.

When
only one of her legs is stretched out, it is called the 'half pressed
position'.

When
the woman places one of her legs on her lover's shoulder, and stretches
the other out, and then places the latter on his shoulder, and stretches
out the other, and continues to do so alternately, it is called the
'splitting of a bamboo'.

When
one of her legs is placed on the head, and the other is stretched
out, it is called the 'fixing of a nail'. This is learnt by practice
only.

When
both the legs of the woman are contracted, and placed on her stomach,
it is called 'crab's position'.

When
the thighs are raised and placed one upon the other, it is called
the 'packed position'.

When
the shanks are placed one upon the other, it is called the 'lotus-like
position'.

When
a man, during congress, turns round, and enjoys the woman without
leaving her, while she embraces him round the back all the time, it
is called the 'turning position', and is learnt only by practice.

Thus,
says Suvarnanabha, these different ways of lying down, sitting, and
standing should be practised in water, because it is easy to do so
therein. But Vatsyayana is of opinion that congress in water is improper,
because it is prohibited by the religious law.

When
a man and a woman support themselves on each other's bodies, or on
a wall, or pillar, and thus while standing engage in congress, it
is called the 'supported congress'.

When a man supports himself against a wall, and the woman, sitting
on his hands joined together and held underneath her, throws her arms
round his neck, and putting her thighs alongside his waist, moves
herself by her feet, which are touching the wall against which the
man is leaning, it is called the 'suspended congress'.

When
a woman stands on her hands and feet like a quadruped, and her lover
mounts her like a bull, it is called the 'congress of a cow'. At this
time everything that is ordinarily done on the bosom should be done
on the back.

In
the same way can be carried on the congress of a dog, the congress
of a goat, the congress of a deer, the forcible mounting of an ass,
the congress of a cat, the jump of a tiger, the pressing of an elephant,
the rubbing of a boar, and the mounting of a horse.

And in all these cases the characteristics of these different animals
should be manifested by acting like them.

When
a man enjoys two women at the same time, both of whom love him equally,
it is called the 'united congress'.

When
a man enjoys many women altogether, it is called the 'congress of
a herd of cows'.

The following kinds of congress-sporting in water, or the congress
of an elephant with many female elephants which is said to take place
only in the water, the congress of a collection of goats, the congress
of a collection of deer take place in imitation of these animals.

In
Gramaneri many young men enjoy a woman that may be married to one
of them, either one after the other, or at the same time. Thus one
of them holds her, another enjoys her, a third uses her mouth, a fourth
holds her middle part, and in this way they go on enjoying her several
parts alternately.

The
same things can be done when several men are sitting in company with
one courtesan, or when one courtesan is alone with many men. In the
same way this can be done by the women of the king's harem when they
accidentally get hold of a man.

The
people in the Southern countries have also a congress in the anus,
that is called the 'lower congress'.

Auparishtaka
or mouth congress.

Kamasutra Sex Positions for Role Reversal

When
a woman sees that her lover is fatigued by constant congress, without having
his desire satisfied, she should, with his permission, lay him down upon
his back, and give him assistance by acting his part. She may also do this
to satisfy the curiosity of her lover, or her own desire of novelty.

There are two ways of doing this, the first is when during congress she
turns round, and gets on the top of her lover, in such a manner as to continue
the congress, without obstructing the pleasure of it; and the other is when
she acts the man's part from the beginning.

At
such a time, with flowers in her hair hanging loose, and her smiles broken
by hard breathings, she should press upon her lover's bosom with her own
breasts, and lowering her head frequently, should do in return the same
actions which he used to do before, returning his blows and chaffing him,
should say, "I was laid down by you, and fatigued with hard congress,
I shall now therefore lay you down in return." She should then again
manifest her own bashfulness, her fatigue, and her desire of stopping the
congress. In this way she should do the work of a man, which we shall presently
relate.

Whatever is done by a man for giving pleasure to a woman is called the
work of a man, and is as follows:

The acts to be done by the man are:

Moving forward
Friction or churning
Piercing
Rubbing
Pressing
Giving a blow
The blow of a boar
The blow of a bull
The sporting of a sparrow

When
the organs are brought together properly and directly it is called 'moving
the organ forward'.

When the lingam is held with the hand, and turned all round in the yoni,
it is called 'churning'.

When the yoni is lowered, and the upper part of it is struck with the lingam,
it is called 'piercing'.

When the same thing is done on the lower part of the yoni, it is called
'rubbing'.

When
the yoni is pressed by the lingam for a long time, it is called 'pressing'.

When the lingam is removed to some distance from the yoni, and then forcibly
strikes it, it is called 'giving a blow'.

When only one part of the yoni is rubbed with the lingam, it is called
the 'blow of a boar'.

When
both sides of the yoni are rubbed in this way, it is called the 'blow of
a bull'.

When the lingam is in the yoni, and moved up and down frequently, and without
being taken out, it is called the 'sporting of a sparrow'. This takes place
at the end of congress.

When a woman acts the part of a man, she has the following things to do
in addition to the nine given above:

The pair of tongs
The top
The swing

When
the woman holds the lingam in her yoni, draws it in, presses it, and keeps
it thus in her for a long time, it is called the 'pair of tongs'.

When, while engaged in congress, she turns round like a wheel, it is called
the 'top'. This is learnt by practice only.

When, on such an occasion, the man lifts up the middle part of his body,
and the woman turns round her middle part, it is called the 'swing'.

When
the woman is tired, she should place her forehead on that of her lover,
and should thus take rest without disturbing the union of the organs, and
when the woman has rested herself the man should turn round and begin the
congress again.

There are also some verses on the subject as follows:

'Though a woman is reserved, and keeps her feelings concealed; yet when
she gets on the top of a man, she then shows all her love and desire. A
man should gather from the actions of the woman of what disposition she
is, and in what way she likes to be enjoyed. A woman during her monthly
courses, a woman who has been lately confined, and a fat woman should not
be made to act the part of a man.'

Such passionate actions and amorous gesticulations or movements, which
arise on the spur of the moment, and during sexual intercourse, cannot be
defined, and are as irregular as dreams.

A horse having once attained the fifth degree of motion goes on with blind
speed, regardless of pits, ditches, and posts in his way; and in the same
manner a loving pair become blind with passion in the heat of congress,
and go on with great impetuosity, paying not the least regard to excess.

For this reason one who is well acquainted with the science of love (Kamasutra),
and knowing his own strength, as also the tenderness, impetuosity, and strength
of the young women, should act accordingly. The various modes of enjoyment
are not for all times or for all persons, but they should only be used at
the proper time. and in the proper countries and places.

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